Local history is too often overlooked, despite its importance to a community, Gov. Jerry Brown told San Juan Capistrano’s community and business leaders who filled the banquet room at El Adobe de C...
San Juan Hills Golf Course is the new venue for the Fiesta Association’s ‘Taste of San Juan,’ a chance to mingle and sample food from more than a dozen local restaurants. The event will be 6 p.m. ...
As San Juan Hills Golf Course has expanded itself into a true sports bar and restaurant, it’s become a popular watering hole around town—for people and horses, alike. Equestrian Shelly Barker ini...
While experts are predicting the Supreme Court’s decision upholding the elimination of redevelopment agencies will change the landscape of city government statewide, the ruling might not change the...
New City Hall leadership emerges from year’s challenges For Capistrano, 2011 saw the end to some chapters, the beginnings of others. The city, dragged through the headlines in 2010 for payi...
Rail crossing work brings new lights to main thoroughfare—but doesn’t eliminate ‘Ghost trains’ The idea of improvements that would silence the horns on the 45 trains cutting through Capistrano dai...
Capistrano Valley High School’s Black and Gold Brigade marching band has clinched the top spot again in its division at the Southern California Judging Association’s California State Band Champions...
The Cook Barn, long a fixture on Del Obispo Street in San Juan Capistrano, was consumed by a spectacular blaze Thursday. The blaze at 32232 Del Obispo happened about 10:30 a.m. Orange County Fire ...
After a stormy past, Groundwater Recovery Plant appears on track When San Juan Capistrano dedicated its $32 million Groundwater Recovery Plant in 2005, more than 100 dignitaries, including t...
Environmental study for downtown plan says revitalization effort would have no significant impact A long-range plan that would put a new face on San Juan Capistrano’s historic downtown has n...
San Diego Gas & Electric unveils plans to increase size of Capistrano substation There was a time when the imposing building on Camino Capistrano was vital to San Juan Capistrano. Built in ...
“A New You,” a unique guide filled with a select group of health, beauty and fitness resources in the tri-city area. From energy boosting juices, to exciting workout regimens, organic produce and...
San Juan Capistrano Council OK with plan—with conditions Three years after rowdy hearings that rejected a plan to extend the Foothill South Transportation Corridor 16 miles from Rancho Santa Marga...
Capistrano couple in battle with city over home Bible studies Letters are pouring into City Hall from around the world as news spreads that a Capistrano couple has been fined $300 for holdin...
The Shea Center’s annual BBQ evolved from a few friends enjoying a glass of wine by the corral, to a family event attracting over 1600 avid supporters. Between 1978 and today, The J. F. Shea Therap...
Special team works to keep rail, bus service safe Adecade after the 9/11 terrorist attacks that rocked the United States, life seems pretty much life-as-usual in San Juan Capistrano. Tourist...
Cowboys Return to Town with 11th Annual Rancho Mission Viejo Rodeo For an old ranching town, it’s not always easy to find a cowboy around San Juan Capistrano. Sure, plenty of guys wear Wran...
Team has new coach, new starters and tough schedule ou’d think things would be settling down for the coaches and young men who make up the San Juan Hills High School football squad. After a...
Sometimes when we think about death we think about the ones we love, or about what we’re leaving behind. We might wax philosophical about what it means to die, or reassure ourselves with what we be...
Superintendent Joe Farley’s first year seen as success When Dr. Joseph Farley was hired to lead the Capistrano Unified School District, he was the seventh superintendent for the 52,000-student di...
Capistrano to host film festival in August Many people dream of becoming a part of Hollywood and making their own big projects and hits. Though not everyone can say they’ve actually been a p...
Christy Wilson is a San Clemente mother who teaches preschool on the weekdays and kicks roller derby butt on the weekends. She co-founded the non-profit sports organization South Coast Roller Derb...
San Juan Capistrano is a partner in $53 million emergency reservoir that will start taking in water on July 18 Whether it comes from the Colorado River or Northern California, the last leg ...
Several hundred San Juan Capistrano residents gathered Saturday to celebrate the grand opening of the Northwest Open Space. Residents have been paying for the land, at the North end of town, sin...
Denim brings to mind jeans, work clothes, so it was only appropriate the non-profit organization Working Wardrobes raised over $100,000 with their third fundraiser titled Blue Jeans, Boots, and Swi...
When the San Juan Capistrano Woman’s Club began, the organization donated mostly to local schools— because some of the organizations they support today were not even established back then. Today,...
Voters approve new Distrito La Novia mixed-use project San Juan Capistrano voters easily approved a proposed mixed-use retail, housing, commercial and equestrian project on Tuesday by a 55 p...
With a 4.71 G.P.A., Luke Decker is the 2011 valedictorian at JSerra Catholic High School. But he didn’t even attend his own graduation. Instead, he competed in the track state finals for his high ...
Polls Open June 7 for referendum vote on Distrito La Novia For decades, the land on both sides of La Novia east of Valle Road sat virtually fallow. In 1982, the City Council approved a 3...
Charity has fundraiser set for June 4 A student at Coastal Mountain Youth Academy, an alternative-education program for at-risk teenagers, came to the ranch at Bethany’s Gait angry and pessimistic...
Contentious history, specter of casino haunt tribe’s efforts The Bureau of Indian Affairs calls its March 15 rejection of a federal recognition for the Juaneño Band of Mission Indians a “Fin...
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Jonathan Volzke and Cory SaulThe Capistrano Dispatch
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Crumbled cars littered the parking lot and blood ran onto the asphalt Monday at San Juan Hills High School, where students watched two classmates leave campus in a mortuary van, others in ambulance...
Doggy Bag or Compost Pile? Used to be that the food you didn’t finish at a restaurant went home in a doggy bag or straight into the eatery’s trashcans. (To view the entire green issue, scroll...
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J. Scott Schoeffel, Mayor, City of Dana Point San Clemente Times
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On Sunday, May 1, we bring the racing action back to Dana Point with our 5th Annual Criterium event, which will run through Town Center and the scenic Santa Clara neighborhood. The Dana Point Grand...
Walking for a cause has become somewhat of an American tradition. People participate in organized “walks for a cause” for many reasons. Five years ago, Carin Martin, a San Juan Capistrano resident ...
After years of slowdowns, new car dealers, restaurants and other businesses are moving to Capistrano Spring 2011 might be marking more than just the return of the swallows to Capistrano; It ...
Like Father, Like Son: Mr. Brown Comes to Capistrano A funny thing happened as we were wrapping up the Celebration Committee, which honored the 50th incorporation of the city of San Juan Capistrano. It all began when, in researching events that had ...
Single Man Thinks Women Talk Too Much on Dates Sid and I were on the DePauw University swimming team together 50 years ago. He’s always had strong opinions about dating, which may be one of the reasons he’s never married. Recently, he said one ...
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Where Do You Put Your Clubs? As San Juan Hills Golf Course has expanded itself into a true sports bar and restaurant, it’s become a popular watering hole around town—for people and horses, alike. Equestrian Shelly Barker ini...
Hoops Programs Raise Funds Brian Beeman, general manager of Penske Rancho Santa Margarita and a Capistrano resident, donated a 2012 Scion tC to the JSerra Catholic High School basketball program. The program decided to raff...
Register Today for Emergency Preparedness Training Registration is underway for San Juan Capistrano’s seven-week Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training, which starts Feburary 6. CERT aims to prepare local residents and businesspeople fo...
Locals Provide Holiday Warmth It was just before the holidays, and the weather was getting chilly. Heidi Ivanhoff, who works for the city in the Community Services Department, was contacted by Lauren Anderson, a case manager...